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RANDOLPH v. BUDGET RENT-A-CAR

Nos. 95-55402, 95-55465.

97 F.3d 319 (1996)

John RANDOLPH; Johanne Randolph, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BUDGET RENT-A-CAR, Defendant, and Saudi Arabian Airlines, Defendant-Appellant. John RANDOLPH; Johanne Randolph, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION, INC., dba, Budget Rent-A-Car ("Budget"), Defendant-Appellant, and Saudi Arabian Airlines, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Honey Kessler Amado, Beverly Hills, California; Edward J. Horowitz, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Stephen T. Swanson, Arter & Hadden, Los Angeles, California; Jay T. Rubin, Brumer, Rubin & Weston, Los Angeles, California; Henry J. Oechler, Jr., Chadbourne & Parke, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before: D.W. NELSON, T.G. NELSON and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question of whether an instrumentality of a foreign nation may be held liable for negligent torts committed by a scholarship student trainee in the United States. We hold that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act precludes federal jurisdiction for such an action and reverse the district court's judgment against Saudi Arabian Airlines ("Saudia").

I. Facts and Procedural History

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